chalice
Example Sentences
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Well, in the words of Will Young, who turned down the chance to represent the UK in 2015, Eurovision is considered a "poisoned chalice".
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“You need fire and you need a chalice. To me, that fire is my creativity. It’s my birthright to create. And that chalice is the community that holds me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
He once described the prospect of a humiliating cease-fire with Iraq as drinking from a poisoned chalice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
She described the move as a "poisoned chalice" that had left her vulnerable to redundancy, the court heard.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
He was in the holy chalice awaiting us.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Vocabulary lists containing chalice
"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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The Poet X
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Novel Study: Macbeth, Acts 1–2
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